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four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
all over the place
all around
forgetful
four-way
roads open in all directions
the four limbs of the body
all parts of the country
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening
fourth year of university
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind
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He is the youngest amongst us four.
Source: Tatoeba #8293419 · CC BY 2.0 FRI am four months younger than you.
Source: Tatoeba #382979 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere are seven men and four women in my section.
Source: Tatoeba #795616 · CC BY 2.0 FRI got out of the car at 40th Street.
Source: Tatoeba #1902258 · CC BY 2.0 FRI have been walking for over four hours.
Source: Tatoeba #602900 · CC BY 2.0 FROur pilaf is four yuan.
Source: Tatoeba #428001 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.